Author: Patrick Luce

Patrick Luce is a photographer/reporter for the Del Mar College Foghorn. He has been on staff since Fall 2015 and is currently majoring in Journalism. You can reach Patrick via e-mail at pluce@foghornnews.com or follow him on Twitter @patrickmluce.
Campus

Explore their world

Patrick Luce

Del Mar College students transformed into sci-fi creations as they invited students and the community to their final project of the semester. Students in the Drama 1341 make-up class hosted “Creatures of a Paradise-Lost,” creating their own alien characters. “My alien backstory is I’m a queen named Idira and I’m from a planet called Ithicka and so I’m their ruler. I chose to be an ice queen because I really like the cooler colors,” said liberal arts major Marisa Chamberlain. “We had to make our own planets and planet Ithicka is just a planet of ice and snow and flurries…

Campus, Drama, Entertainment

Christmas Lights Around Town

Patrick Luce

Christmas is the most wonderful time of year and would not be complete without one of the most popular traditions of looking at Christmas lights. So if you need an activity for the kids, a date night idea or you are a loner feeling the Christmas blues then here are some of the best lights to see in Corpus Christi. “Candy Cane Lane means celebrating Christmas. I guess you call it traditional but it’s (about) celebrating God and that’s what Christmas stands for,” said local resident Elian Barnes. Candy Cane Lane started back in 1980 when Barnes’ 14-year-old son went…

Campus, Community

Opportunity flies sky high

Patrick Luce

GIS Day looks at technology, its use in multiple fields Students and members from the community participated in the 20th annual Coastal Bend GIS Day at the Center for Economic Development. GIS has to do with mapping and the geomatics portion of it is land surveying, or as instructor John Nelson, explains “it’s a science of where.” Geospatial technology is like a big umbrella and GIS is a part of geographic information system, an application used in many fields from archaeology, anthropology, geology, surveying, construction trades and others such as emergency management. “The goal is to inform students, faculty and…

Campus

Lots of little nooks to hit the books

Patrick Luce

Students often put off studying while on campus because going to a coffee shop later sounds like a good idea. Instead they end up cramming in homework or study time and do not give their assignment the justice it deserves. For some, staying on campus is a better choice. The Student Success Center, in the St. Clair Building, Room 111D, offers free tutors for walk-in sessions, carreer counseling, mock interviews, as well as laptop and calculators available for check out. “We do career counseling, and we have a lady who is basically a pscholigist, they call her the success coach…

Campus, Community

In the name of tatas

Patrick Luce

Del Mar College partnered with the American Cancer Society and kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Oct. 1 with Del Mar College Rocks Pink. Veronica Barrera/Foghorn A visit from local firefighters, with an opportunity for selfies, and a pink fire truck were part of the opening event. Del Mar College Rocks Pink is a monthlong campaign full of activities. “We are grateful that we can take advantage of this opportunity to educate and bring awareness to the Del Mar community,” said Catherine Munoz-Myers, publications specialist at Del Mar College. Julia Rodriguez/Foghorn Mary Lou Cruz, a cancer survivor, was one…